On clear days, looking across the waters of Puget Sound from Seattle, it’s possible to ... Those distant summits are the Olympic Mountains, the towering heart of Olympic National Park.

OK, so you can't actually see the mountains today, but just knowing they're there keeps us grounded Days like today remind me of how easy it is to take our mountains for granted. Just yesterday, ...

In other words, you should plan on visiting the Olympic Sculpture Park, a 9-acre space one mile north of the Seattle ... to the view, which stretches over Elliott Bay to the Olympic Mountains ...

View of Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park.